SALINA (KS)
The Register
Written by Doug Weller
Tuesday, 14 August 2012
Salina — Father Allen Scheer pleaded no contest Aug. 10 to a lesser charge of misdemeanor battery and was placed on six months probation.
Father Scheer, 50, was charged April 18 with a misdemeanor count of sexual battery involving inappropriate sexual contact with an adult man in Salina. He pleaded not guilty April 20 in Saline County District Court and requested a jury trial, which was set for Aug. 15.
Bishop Edward Weisenburger, in a statement released Aug. 10, said, “It grieves me to learn that Father Scheer may have undertaken an activity that was illegal as well as inconsistent with our faith. However, I appreciate his acceptance of responsibility.
“It is my hope that the Church can be a source of healing for anyone who may have been harmed by this incident. Father Scheer will be provided emotional and spiritual assistance. Father Scheer’s possible return to ministry will be determined in time following evaluation by health-care professionals and diocesan leadership,” the statement said.
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